ACCIÓ (the Catalan Agency for Business Competitiveness) has opened the 1st call of Tecniospring INDUSTRY programme which will run until 30 September 2019.

This international talent programme provides 100% financial support for companies and technology centres to hire experienced researchers to develop 2-year applied research projects. Its major objectives are to boost technology transfer processes and help foster collaborations with R&D entities worldwide.

There are two main options:
•    Incoming: 2-year contract in a Catalan company or a TECNIO entity
•    Outgoing + return: 1-year contract in an international tech-based company or R&D centre (located outside Spain), and 1-year contract in a Catalan company or a TECNIO entity afterwards.

The financial support is divided into salary, research and mobility costs.